The Home for Aged Women, Portsmouth,Ohio

Title

The Home for Aged Women, Portsmouth,Ohio

Description

Black and white photo of the home for older ladies at the corner of Front and Chillicothe Streets.The home was a residence for women, 65 and older, who no longer had homes of their own or relatives to care for them. Only residents of the City of Portsmouth were admitted. The house was razed to make room for the approach to the U.S. Grant Bridge, opened in 1927.

Creator

H.A.Lorberg, Publisher

Date

1910

Contributor

Donated by the family of Jeanne Collis-Johnston

Format

9 x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library